Folding bed.



.M. COX.

FOLDING BED.

1,224,715 APPLICATION men 050. 10.}1915. Q Patented May 1 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

WITNESSES [AWE W0 A TTOR/VEYS Ir Nomus PEYEHS CUJ-waIu-Ulnu, wunmwm. n c.

M. COX.

FOLDING BED. APPLICATION FILED oscjlo. I915.

Patented May 1, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS m: .vmams PETERS to. PNDfU-LITM'O.. WASHINGIVN n c,

MICHAEL COX, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 1917.

Application filed December 10, 1915. Serial No. 66,082.

'1 (ti! whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL Cox, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new Bed, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved folding bed which is simple and durable in construction and arranged to permit ofeasily moving the bed into extended position for use or folding it to take up comparatively little room when not in use and without presenting an unsightly appearance.

In order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a head stand having side arms provided with hearings in which are mounted to turn trunnions attached to the sides of a bed spring frame to allow of swinging the latter from a horizontal into a vertical posi tion and vice versa, the bed spring frame being provided at its foot end with foldable legs to support the bed spring frame when in extended horizontal position. Use is also made of a spring catch attached to the head of the bed spring frame to engage a keeper on the stand to hold the bed spring frame locked when in vertical folded position.

A. practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the folding bed in extended position;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same in folded position;

Fig. 3 is enlarged sectional side elevation of the locking device for holding the bed spring frame locked when in vertical folded position, the section being on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section of one of the pivotal connections between the stand and the bed spring frame, the section being on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line 66 of Fig. 5.

The head 10 of the folding bed is preferably made of tubes connected with each other to form a skeleton frame'and the said head 10 is provided with side arms 11 terminating in legs 12, the latter, the side arms and and Improved Folding,

the head 10 forming a head stand preferably provided with casters 13 and 1 1 at the head 10 and the legs 12 to allow of moving the bed conveniently about from one place to another. The side arms 11 of the head stand are provided with bearings 15 in which are ournaled transversely extending trunnions 16 attached to the sides 17 of the bed spring frame 18 provided with the usual bed spring 19 of woven wire, or the like, the ends of the bed spring being attached to the head and foot crossbars 20 and 21 connecting the sides 17 with each other and forming part of the bed spring frame 18.

On the foot ends of the sides 17 of the bed spring frame 18 are fulcrumed legs 25 adapted to swing in a transverse direction to fold under the bed spring frame 18 at the time the latter is in folded position, as indicated in Fig. 2. The lower ends of the legs 25 are provided with casters 26 and the said legs are pivotally connnected with the foot crossbar 21 by braces 27 made in sections pivotally connected with each other so as to readily fold on swinging the legs 25 toward each other and under the bed spring frame 18, as plainly indicated in Fig. 2. When the legs 25 are in extended position the casters 26 rest on the floor the same as the casters 14 and 13, and the said legs 25 are held in this extended position by the braces 27.

In order to hold the bed spring frame 18 in vertical folded position use is made of a spring catch 30 (see Figs. 1, 2, 3 and a) attached to the head crossbar 20 and provided at its free end with a head 31 adapted to snap under a crossbar 32 connecting the legs 12 of the head stand with each other. A bolt 33 is mounted to slide transversely in a casing 34 attached to the crossbar 32 and this bolt is adapted to engage a keeper 35 in the form of a staple attached to the spring catch 30. The keeper 35 extends through a slot 36 formed in the crossbar 32, as plainly indicated in Figs. 3 and 4. A guard plate 37 is attached to the spring catch 30 adjacent the crossbar 32 at the side opposite the one engaged by the head 31 of the spring catch 30 to prevent longitudinal accidental shifting of the parts at the time the bed spring frame is in vertical folded position.

The head 10 is provided at its front at a distance above the said arms 11 with a rack 40, preferably made of tubes and mounted to swing up and down on the head 10.- The free end of the rack is pivotally connected by braces 11 with the head 10, and the said braces 41 are made in sections pivotally connected with each other to allow of folding the brace on swinging the rack 40 downward into the folded position shown in Fig. 2. The front 412 of the rack is preferably in the form of a frame hinged to the bottom of the rack to swing into extended position with the said bottom at the time the rack is folded, as indicated in Fig. 2. When the rack is in use, the front 12 thereof is held in upward position by a chain 43 detachably connected with hooks 141 and 45, of which the hook 14 is attached to the front 4-2 and the hook 45 is attached to the head 10. On disconnecting the chain 413 from either hook, the front 42 of the rack can swing downward to hang vertically with the rack at the time the latter is in folded position, as indicated in Fig. 2. The rack 10, when not in folded position, extends within the space between the head 10 and the bed spring 19 at the time the bed spring frame 18 is in upright folded position. The rack 40 is adapted to hold pillows or other bedclothes or other articles, as suits the convenience of the user.

The upper end of the head 10 is provided with a skeleton frame projecting forwardly a short distance above the upper end of the bed spring frame 18 at the time the latter is in upright folded position, and the front bar of the said frame 50 projects beyond the bed spring frame to permit of covering the bed spring frame by a curtain attached to the frame 50.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the bed spring frame can be readily swung into vertical folded position without much exertion on the part of the user, or the bed spring frame can be swung downward into extended horizontal position for use.

The bed spring frame 18 is provided with a low head rail (30 and a foot guard rail 61 is attached to the cross-bar 1210f the bed spring frame 18. The top of. the bed spring 19 is provided with suitable hooks 7 0 for engagement by loops on the mattress intended to be used on top of the bed spring 19. A strap 71 connects the sides 17 with each other at or near the middle thereof to prevent undue sagging of the bed spring 19. The sides 17 of the bed spring frame 18 are provided at the under side near the foot end of the frame 18 with clothes hooks 65 for hanging clothes thereon at the time the bed spring frame is in upright folded position, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 2. The bed spring frame 18 may be readily disconnected from the stand for transportation or other purposes, and in order to do so each bearing 15 is hinged at one end' to a staple 80 (see Fig. 6) attached to the corresponding side arm 11 of the stand, and the other end of the bearing 15 is fastened in place by a screw 81 to the side arm 11. On unscrewing the screw 81 the bearing 15 can be swung into open position to disengage the corresponding trunnion from the bearing and thus allow removal of the bed spring frame 18 from the side arms 11 of the stand.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Lett rs Patent:

1. A folding bed, comprising a head stand having side arms, a bed spring frame provided at the sides a distance from the head with trunnions journaled on the said side arms, a longitudinally extending spring catch on the head crossbar of the said bed frame, a keeper adapted to be engaged by the said spring catch on swinging the bed frame into vertical position, the said keeper being in the form of a crossbar connecting the side arms of the said head stand with each other, a locking bolt slidable on the said crossbar, and a keeper on the said spring catch and adapted to be engaged by the said bolt.

A folding bed, comprising a head stand having side arms, a bed spring frame pro vided at the sides with trunnions journaled on the said side arms, a longitudinally extending spring catch on the head cross bar of the bed spring frame and provided at its free end with a head, a cross bar connecting the side arms of the head stand with each other, the head of said catch being adapted to snap under said cross bar on swinging the bed frame into vertical position, a guard plate attached to the spring catch to prevent accidental shifting of the parts at the time the bed spring frame is in vertical folded position, and coacting locking means on the said cross bar and spring catch.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MICHAEL COX.

Witnesses:

JOHN F. MoDoNoUoiI, JAMEs DUFFY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

